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A Treasury of Rumi: Guidance on the Path of Wisdom and Unity by Muhammad Isa Waley (Softcover)
The version of Rumi that has become known as ‘the best-selling poet in North America’ is not a true one.
There are many sides to Jalal al-Din Rumi – scholar, preacher, saint, mystic, love poet, didactic poet, and spiritual master – but the version of him that became ‘the best-selling poet in North America’ lacks authenticity.
This new anthology of Rumi’s teachings is freshly translated and supplemented with commentaries, and also includes selected texts in Persian. The aim is to bring readers closer to his work’s true, traditional meaning – and to the man himself as a great Islamic scholar, teacher and saint.
Besides illustrating the traditional basis of Rumi’s teachings, this Treasury displays his unique genius as one of the world’s greatest religious writers, whose voice speaks as clearly and compellingly today as in the 7th/13th century
Everyone has, in their view, become my close friend
but they have not sought out the secrets within me.’
Rumi
About the Author
Dr. Muhammad Isa Waley is an editor, researcher, and translator. He worked for 45 years as curator of Persian and Turkish manuscripts and books, first at the British Museum and then at the British Library. His main research specializations are the verse and prose literature of Islamic spirituality, and Islamic manuscripts. The subject of his Ph.D. thesis was the Divan or lyric poems of Jalal al-Din Rumi. Dr Waley is a regular contributor to the Mawlana Rumi Review and a member of its Editorial Board. His published translations include Al-Arba‘in (Chihil Kalima) of ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami, and Mawlid al-Barzanji: a Paean on the Blessed Prophet’s Birth.
• Publisher Kube Publishing
• ISBN 978-1597843713
•Pages 82
• Binding Softcover
Throughout his life, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (the Truthful) provided a role model to all those around him. Wishing only to earn the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger, he donated all his possessions in the way of Allah and was unswerving in his support of the blessed Prophet. This book presents his extraordinary life alongside with the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. The other companions admitted that no one could outdo Abu Bak in exemplifying the true faith. His uprightness and sincerity earned him the honor of being the first Caliph of the Muslim world. He served the people with the greatest humility, dying almost penniless at the age of sixty-three. This book brings to life the remarkable character of Abu Bakr from his birth onwards through the early years of Islam.
This book is about the life and teachings of Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with Him)-The Frist Caliph of Islam.
- Publisher: Kube Publishing
- Translator: Adil Salahi
- ISBN: 9780860376095
- Pages: 1024
- Binding: Paperback
• Publisher Muslim Children's Books
• ISBN 978-0956419620
•Pages 36
• Binding Hardcover
Adam learns Islamic Eating Etiquette - saying bismillah, washing hands, eating with the right hand, eating pure/good food. Adam didn’t like tummy monsters. But they were back! They made Adam feel ill. Adam’s Dad transforms into Detective Doodle to try to find out where they came from. What does he find? Will Adam feel better again?
• ISBN 978-0956419620
•Pages 36
• Binding Hardcover
Adam learns Islamic Eating Etiquette - saying bismillah, washing hands, eating with the right hand, eating pure/good food. Adam didn’t like tummy monsters. But they were back! They made Adam feel ill. Adam’s Dad transforms into Detective Doodle to try to find out where they came from. What does he find? Will Adam feel better again?
• Publisher Muslim Children's Books
• ISBN 978-0956419613
•Pages 36
• Binding Hardcover
Adam learns the concept of amaanah - returning and safe guarding what is not yours. Doing the right thing and looking out for others' feelings. Adam loves riding on the big, noisy trains. This time his journey is made even more adventurous when he discovers something! Adam finds himself faced with a difficult decision, and then the loss of his most favourite thing in the world. Join Adam and his family to see what funny things they find in search for Adam’s toy and how doing the right thing really paid off in the end!
• ISBN 978-0956419613
•Pages 36
• Binding Hardcover
Adam learns the concept of amaanah - returning and safe guarding what is not yours. Doing the right thing and looking out for others' feelings. Adam loves riding on the big, noisy trains. This time his journey is made even more adventurous when he discovers something! Adam finds himself faced with a difficult decision, and then the loss of his most favourite thing in the world. Join Adam and his family to see what funny things they find in search for Adam’s toy and how doing the right thing really paid off in the end!
"Hizb al-Bahr (Litany of the Sea) a unique litany made of Quranic verses and supplications, it is a powerful invocation read by multitudes throughout the Muslim world, it was taught by the Prophet to Sidi Abul Hasan al-Shadhili - the renowned Wali'Allah (""Friend of Allah"") whilst traveling to Hajj. On the litany, the Shaykh Abul Hassan al-Shadhili said, ""By Allah, I did not utter it except as it came from the Holy Prophet, from whose instruction I learned it.
'Guard it;' the Holy Prophet said to me, 'for it contains the greatest name of Allah.' It is not recited in any place without security reigning there. If it had been with the inhabitants of Baghdad, the Tatars would not have taken the city."" ""Whoever recites it every day at sunrise, Allah hears his prayer, relieves his distress, raises his standing among people, expands his breast with knowledge of the divine oneness, facilitates his concerns, lifts his hardship, keeps from him the evil of man and jinn, and protects him from the harm of mishaps of the night and day.""
Ibn Ayyad Ahmad Zarruq was one of the most important scholars to come out of the Maghrib, a prominent hadith scholar, expert in aqidah, and one of the most eminent Maliki faqihs combined with a mastery of the inward sciences of Tasawwuf. He joined the elite ranks of the masters of the Shadhili Tariqa that has traditionally been the Tariqa of the Scholars, with adherents like Imam al-Suyuti, Imam al-Sakhawi, Izz ad-Din Abd al-Salam to name but a few.
The Shadhilis have always taught spiritual heights can only be reached by rigorous application of the Shariah. This is Ahmad Zarruq's brilliant work in explaining this phenomenal invocation. With the publication of this translation, another masterpiece of traditional Islamic literature is now available to the English speaking world."
• Publisher Ta-Ha Publishers LTD
• ISBN 978-1842001349
•Pages 259
• Binding Softcover
Al-Fawz al-Kab r f U l at-Tafs r The Great Victory, on Qur nic Hermeneutics is a manual of the principles and subtleties of Qur nic tafs r. In it the author outlines the five fundamental sciences that the Qur n contains: the science of judgements (a k m), reminding others of the Favours of Allah, the Days of Allah and the Life after Death, and giving particular attention to the science of polemics. He also reviews the other sciences of tafs r such as the circumstances of revelation (asb b an-nuz l), abrogating and abrogated y t (an-n sikh wa l-mans kh) and the unusual words and phrases of the Qur n (ghar ib al-Qur n), before concluding the book by looking at the extraordinary and miraculous aspects of the Noble Book, and a final chapter on the meanings of the letters of the Arabic alphabet.
• ISBN 978-1842001349
•Pages 259
• Binding Softcover
Al-Fawz al-Kab r f U l at-Tafs r The Great Victory, on Qur nic Hermeneutics is a manual of the principles and subtleties of Qur nic tafs r. In it the author outlines the five fundamental sciences that the Qur n contains: the science of judgements (a k m), reminding others of the Favours of Allah, the Days of Allah and the Life after Death, and giving particular attention to the science of polemics. He also reviews the other sciences of tafs r such as the circumstances of revelation (asb b an-nuz l), abrogating and abrogated y t (an-n sikh wa l-mans kh) and the unusual words and phrases of the Qur n (ghar ib al-Qur n), before concluding the book by looking at the extraordinary and miraculous aspects of the Noble Book, and a final chapter on the meanings of the letters of the Arabic alphabet.
Ḥabīb ‘Umar, the author of this compilation, is a descendant of the Prophet Muḥammadﷺ and a well-known Yemeni scholar and caller to Allah. The book comprises a collection of litanies and supplications in Arabic, with English translation and transliteration by Professor Ghoesain Mohamed. It is designed to assist the seeker to traverse the path of spiritual wayfaring. It includes invocations and supplications for Qyām al-Layl, as well as a range of well-known poems and litanies, such as the Qasīdah of Imām Abū Bakr bin ‘Abdullah al-‘Aydarūs, the Wird of Shaykh Abū Bakr bin Sālim and the Wird al-Laṭīf of Imām al-Ḥaddād.
"Risalah al Mufeedah or commonly referred to as Al Mufeedah. Written by the Qadi of the Muslim Judicial Council and one of Cape Towns senior scholars Sheikh Muhammad Armien Fakier:
The book includes the following topics:
- Arkaanul-Islaam, Arkaanul-Eemaan, the Ih’saan and the Kalimah of Shahaadah
Allah and his attributes, the angels, the revealed books, the prophets, the last day, the divine decree and a short biography of our prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
- The meaning of Mukal’laf, cleanliness, najaasah, the niy’yah, ha’dith, the division of water and is’tinjaa
Abolution, wiping over the Khuf’s, Ghus’l, Tayam’mum, A’thaan, Iqaamah,
- Salaah, Sujoodus-Sah’wi, the Sujood of Tilaawah and the Salaah of Jamaa’ah
The Jumu’ah prayer, the two Eids, the Salaah of Is’tikhaarah, the Salaah of Tas’beeh, the Salaatul-Haajah, the Salaah of Tahaj’jud, the praying for rain, and the Salaah of Kusoof and Khusoof (eclipse of the sun and the moon)
- The Salaatul-Janaazah, Aayatul-Kur’si and Sayi’yidul-Is’tigh’faar. Zakaah, Fasting, the Salaah of Taraweeh, Sodaqatul Fit’r, the I’tikaaf, the Hajj and Umrah
- The Khit’bah, the marriage, the Tas’miyah (naming a child), the Aqeeqah, the Qurbaan, and prayers for different occasions.
- The Janaazah, how to prepare the Kafan, how to perform Ghus’l, the burial, visiting the grave and graveyard, the Shaheed/Martyr, the Siq’t/miscarriage, the Id’dah(the waiting period for a woman) and the testamin/will of a muslim.
A must have for every Muslim old or new, every household or anyone interested in learning more about Islam."
"This book is ideal for those who wish to read for personal edification as well as those who would like to conduct classes. Every ḥadīth is followed by a detailed explanation of its importance, its vocabulary, followed by its fiqh rulings, along with other insights that can be gleaned from it.
It is hoped that as the reader reads through the text, his understanding and appreciation of the Prophet’s words ﷺ will deepen, and he will also come to see the immense wisdom in Imam an-Nawawī’s choices. If Allah so wills, the reader will emerge with a broader and more thorough understanding of Islam itself.
‘I saw that I should gather forty ḥadīths that are more important than all of them, and they are forty ḥadīths that comprise all of that, each one being an immense foundation of the Religion and the scholars have described it by saying that Islam revolves around it, or it is half of Islam or a third of it, and so forth.’
Imam Abu Zakariya Yahya al-Nawawi
‘We were then determined to write a commentary on The Forty of Imam an-Nawawī, and add the fifty-first commentary to the other commentaries on these blessed ḥadīths, not so that it would be forgotten on old library shelves and become tasty food for insects and dust. Rather, we wanted it to become, with Allah’s permission, printed letters, words, and pages, so that it reaches the Muslim reader in the easiest script, the clearest method and the most beautiful garb.’
About the Authors:
He is the beloved scholar, Prof. Dr Muṣṭafā Dīb al-Bughā al-Maydānī ad-Dimashqī ash-Shāfiʿī, born in the year 1938M/1354AH in the district of Maidan in the city of Damascus, Syria. He specialised in Comparative Fiqh and the methods used in judging evidence according to different madhhabs. Amongst his teachers were Imam Hasan Habanakah al-Maidani and his students Khairu Yasīn al-Maydānī, Hāni al-Mubarak, Ḥusayn Khaṭṭāb, and Muḥammad Kurayyim Rājih while he was in Damascus.
Shaykh Muṣṭafā al-Bughā has authored and commented upon numerous books on numerous areas in fiqh and is well-respected throughout the Muslim world for his deep knowledge and charisma in discussing intricate matters. He has taught and lectured in many different Universities throughout the world, which includes, Qatar, Jordan, Malaysia, and Dagestan.
Shaykh Dr Muḥyī ad-Dīn Dīb Mistū, a professor and renowned author from Damascus Syria. He is regarded as the teacher of scholars and a respected lecturer at the Al-Fatḥ Islamic Institute, which offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies for both male and female students from all over the world.
To date, Shaykh Muḥyī ad-Dīn has either authored or co-authored eighty-two written publications of books and research papers. Most of his books are well known and used in Islamic institutions and universities throughout the world. While the majority are written in Arabic, there are some that are translated into Malay, French and Urdu."
Title: Al-Bustaan
Author: Sh M.A Fakier
ISBN: 9780620260077
Binding: 2 volumes in softcover
Price: R450 for 2 volumes
Al- Bustaan is a masterpiece completed over 20 years ago by the previous Qadi of the Muslim Judicial Council in Cape Town South Africa.
It is a collection of classical mutoon or concise texts cover Fiqh or Islamic Jurisprudence according to the Shafi Madhab. The texts are classical texts studied across the global for hundreds of years and are continued to be used in Madaris in our own community. The reader is taken from the beginner level with texts such as Safinatun Najah, intermediate texts as thew Muqadimmatul Hadramiyyah and advanced texts such as the Umdat us-Salik and Safwat uz-Zubad. This is a must have collection for all students of sacred knowledge and for every home, as a reference and a book that all should aspire to read with a teacher. The Arabic texts are included along with a translation.
Volume 1 contains:
- The virtues of knowledge and its people
- Safinatun Najah
- Safinatus Salah
- Riyaadul Badiyyah
- Muqadimmatul Hadramiyyah
- Matn of Abu Shuja
Volume 1 contains:
- Umdat us-Salik
- Safwatu Zubad
Paperback - 272 pages
By - Shaykh Muṣṭafā al-Khin, Shaykh Muṣṭafā Dīb al-Bughā, & Shaykh ʿAlī ash-Sharbajī
Translated by - Mahdi Lock
Published - May 2023
ISBN - 9789811870897
The best that man preoccupies himself with is knowledge of the lawful and the unlawful regarding rulings, and knowing the valid from the invalid regarding actions; it is the science of fiqh that has taken it upon itself to elucidate that. Many of the early scholars wrote so many books in this field that it is almost impossible to count; including exhaustive works, abridged works, commentaries, and research papers focusing on main issues as well as branch issues. The Islamic library still needs to grow, which is this book’s point of departure; it covers the main fiqh issues along with their evidences from the Noble Book and the Purified Sunnah, and the authors have also added whatever wisdoms can be gleaned from each ruling. The wording is clear and concise and the numerous headings and subheadings make it very easy for the reader to navigate the various topics and issues.
• Publisher The Islamic Texts Society
• ISBN 978-1911141358
•Pages 380
• Binding Softcover
The spiritual life in Islam begins with riyadat al-nafs, the inner warfare against the ego. Distracted and polluted by worldliness, the lower self has a tendency to drag the human creature down into arrogance and vice. This translation of two chapters from The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din) details the sophisticated spiritual techniques adopted by classical Islam.
• ISBN 978-1911141358
•Pages 380
• Binding Softcover
The spiritual life in Islam begins with riyadat al-nafs, the inner warfare against the ego. Distracted and polluted by worldliness, the lower self has a tendency to drag the human creature down into arrogance and vice. This translation of two chapters from The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din) details the sophisticated spiritual techniques adopted by classical Islam.
• Publisher The Islamic Texts Society
• ISBN 978-1911141037
•Pages 106
• Binding Softcover
Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating is the eleventh chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences which is widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. This volume begins the section dealing with man and society, and the norms of daily life. While concentrating on a daily activity, eating, al-Ghazali presents the importance of aligning every aspect of one’s life with religion and spirituality. Referring extensively to the example of the Prophet and to that of the early Sufis, al-Ghazali illustrates how the simple activity of eating can encourage numerous virtues which are themselves necessary for the remainder of the spiritual life. The sections of Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating are divided into what a person must uphold when eating alone, how a person must conduct himself when eating in company and the manners of hospitality. Through these sections, al-Ghazali also discusses lawful and unlawful foods and practices, cleanliness, fasting, general health issues, and the blessings of contentment with little and generosity.
• ISBN 978-1911141037
•Pages 106
• Binding Softcover
Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating is the eleventh chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences which is widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. This volume begins the section dealing with man and society, and the norms of daily life. While concentrating on a daily activity, eating, al-Ghazali presents the importance of aligning every aspect of one’s life with religion and spirituality. Referring extensively to the example of the Prophet and to that of the early Sufis, al-Ghazali illustrates how the simple activity of eating can encourage numerous virtues which are themselves necessary for the remainder of the spiritual life. The sections of Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating are divided into what a person must uphold when eating alone, how a person must conduct himself when eating in company and the manners of hospitality. Through these sections, al-Ghazali also discusses lawful and unlawful foods and practices, cleanliness, fasting, general health issues, and the blessings of contentment with little and generosity.
• Publisher The Islamic Texts Society
• ISBN 978-0946621316
•Pages 216
• Binding Softcover
In this work, here presented in a complete English edition for the first time, the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original and stimulating way. Taking up the Prophet's teaching that 'Ninety-nine Beautiful Names' are truly predicated of God, the author explores the meaning and resonance of each of these divine names, and reveals the functions they perform both in the cosmos and in the soul of the spiritual adept. Although some of the book is rigorously analytical, the author never fails to attract the reader with his profound mystical and ethical insights, which, conveyed in his sincere and straightforward idiom, have made of this book one of the perennial classics of Muslim thought, popular among Muslims to this day.
• ISBN 978-0946621316
•Pages 216
• Binding Softcover
In this work, here presented in a complete English edition for the first time, the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original and stimulating way. Taking up the Prophet's teaching that 'Ninety-nine Beautiful Names' are truly predicated of God, the author explores the meaning and resonance of each of these divine names, and reveals the functions they perform both in the cosmos and in the soul of the spiritual adept. Although some of the book is rigorously analytical, the author never fails to attract the reader with his profound mystical and ethical insights, which, conveyed in his sincere and straightforward idiom, have made of this book one of the perennial classics of Muslim thought, popular among Muslims to this day.
